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Alberta Cooperative Commonwealth Federation Party fonds
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3.75 m of textual records. -- 241 photographs
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The initiative for a nationwide party advocating the planning and socialization of industry and the establishment of a cooperative commonwealth came from western Canada. In 1932 the Western Labor Conference was held in Calgary, bringing together representatives from farmer, socialist, and labour political organizations from the four western provinces. The conference established a new political party, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, a federation of separate organizations. The first Alberta CCF president was William Irvine. M.J. Coldwell replaced the CCF's first national leader, J.S. Woodsworth, in 1941. The internal structure also changed to a federation of provincially organized sections of individual members. In 1942 the Alberta Labor Party amalgamated with the Alberta CCF clubs to form the Alberta section of the CCF. In 1961 the CCF became part of the newly-formed New Democratic Party. For further information see "The Alberta Farmer-Labour Party : A Structurational Approach to the History of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in Alberta, 1932-1962" / David Kales. -- University of Alberta : unpublished MA thesis, 1992.
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The fonds consists of national office and executive minutes and correspondence; and Alberta organization and constituency correspondence, business and financial reports, memberships reports, and radio and television broadcast scripts. RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE ALSO IN THIS FONDS. SEE INVENTORY FOR DETAILS: Across Canada (periodical), Robert Atkin, Andrew Borys, George Braithwaite, Harold Bronson, William "Scottie" Bryce, Art Bunney, Robert Carlyle, Comment (periodical), Commonwealth (periodical), Wesley Connelly, Ernest Cook, Mary Crawford, Ernest Davies, Henry George Davies, Eugene Victor Debs, T.C. Douglas, Nick W. Dushenski, Joseph E. Dusseault, George Ellison, John Evjen, C.M. Fines, N.P. Finnemore, David Garland, Clare Gillis, Peter Gomuwka, James Graham, J.P. Griffin, Kay Halliday Grose, Matthew Halton, Jack Hampson, David Hardman, Bert Herridge, Arnold Holmes, James A. Hughson, Lorne Ingle, C.M. Ironside, James Jackson, Floyd Johnson, Owen Jones, Charles Keeley, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Roy Knight, Stanley Knowles, J.W. Lee, Harry Leskiw, David Lewis, Aylmer J.E. Lisemer, John Liss, Frank McCoy, Grant McHardy, Angus MacInnis, I.V. Macklin, Isabel MacMillan, Stuart McRae, P.N.R. Morrison, Morton Neilson, Alice Ness, Archie Olstad, People's Weekly (periodical), Joseph E. Peterson, Nellie Peterson, Uri Powell, Leslie Pritchard, Alfred Rands, Harold Rolseth, Elmer E. Roper, Stanley Ruzychki, Bert J. Ryan, Emil T. Sather, Winnifred Scott, Earl V. Smith, Henry E. Spencer, Alistair Stewart, Gladys Strum, N.W. Svekla, Ken Tory, Douglas Trace, Peter Uganecz, Voice of Women, Harold Winch, O.E. Wobick, Keith Wright, Percy Wright, Fred M. Young, and Rodney Young. RECORDS ARE PRESENT FOR THESE CONSTITUENCIES: Acadia-Coronation, Alexandra, Athabasca, Banff-Cochrane, Bonnyville-Beaver River, Bow Valley-Empress, Bruce, Calgary, Camrose, Cardston, Clover Bar, Cypress, Didsbury, Drumheller, Dunvegan, Edmonton, Edson, Gleichen, Grande Prairie, Grouard, Hand Hills, Lacombe, Lac Ste. Anne, Leduc, Lethbridge, Little Bow, Macleod, Medicine Hat, Okotoks-High River, Olds, Peace River, Pembina, Pincher Creek, Ponoka, Red Deer, Redwater, Rocky Mountain House, Sedgewick, St. Albert, Spirit River, St. Paul, Stettler, Stony Plain, Taber, Vegreville, Vermilion, Wainwright, Warner, and Wetaskiwin-Willingdon.
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Gift of Mrs. Nellie Peterson, 1967.
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http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/archhtm/ccf.cfm
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The Provincial Archives of Alberta holds the records of the Alberta New Democratic Party.
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Record No. M 1722;PA 948;NA 1486;PB 270<br><br>
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- Alberta Cooperative Commonwealth Federation Party (Subject)
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